lineal

• Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das in gerader Linie der Abstammung oder Erbfolge verläuft; in den meisten heutigen Kontexten durch 'linear' oder 'direkt' ersetzt.

An adjective describing something that is directly descended in a line of ancestry or succession; now largely replaced by 'linear' or 'direct' in most contexts.

1. Direct descentC1formal

   Relating to a direct line of ancestry from parent to child, without branching.

   Direkte Abstammung

   • He is a lineal descendant of the original settlers.
   • The throne passes through lineal succession.
   • The family traced its lineal roots back to the 17th century.

   Synonymedirect

   Antonymecollateral

2. Arranged in a lineC1formal

   Arranged or positioned in a straight line.

   In einer Linie angeordnet

   • The soldiers stood in a lineal formation.
   • The trees were planted in a lineal pattern along the driveway.
   • The data was presented in a lineal sequence.

   Synonymealignedcollinearlinearstraight

   Antonymecurvednonlinearwindingzigzag